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nn2000

nn2000

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update:
I took the kitten to a hospital that morning and stopped checking the bbs updates. Sorry for the late update, but the news is not good. The following is what I replied to craigslist friends:

"Thanks for your help. The kitten passed away the same day after hours struggling in the hospital. I sent it to the vet in the morning but it's too late. It was not drinking water but in fact it was suffering severe dehydration. Possible cause of death are infection(FELV, FIV, FIP OR SEVERE RESPIRATORY INFECTION), hypoglycemia and hypothermia. I would suggest an immediate visit to a vet (or animal rescue site) if picking up a sick kitten like this in the future.
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I found a kitty in my yard a few hours ago and brought him home. He spent the first two hours sleeping, then walked toward the food bowl a few steps away and fell down, continuing sleeping for another half hour. Now he walked away from the food bowl, and is sleeping again. How can I help him? One of his eyes is closing. When he is not sleeping, occasionally he is meowing for help with little strength.

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TruePaige

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Take him to the vet or the shelter and tell them you found a stray.

In my area the vet gives a no-labor discount to strays. Helped me get some dogs diagnosed and rid of worms in some rescue dogs on a tight budget!

If not the vet the shelter will likely happy you cheaper.
 
dfuze

dfuze

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I wonder if the kitten is even weaned for solid foods yet, hard to tell from the pics.
 
Modelworks

Modelworks

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Clean the eyes with plain water and soft towel. Check it for anything like ticks or fleas. As hot as it has been I suspect it could be dehydrated. You can give kittens pedialyte for kids using half water and half pedialyte . May have to force feed it with a bottle or syringe . The kitten needs to be paws down when you do it, NOT on its back like a human baby. If you feed it on its back it can get fluid in the lungs.

You can check for dehydration by pulling up its skin in an area in the armpit area and if it snaps right back then the kitten is okay. The longer it takes for the skin to snap back the worse the dehydration is. In a normal cat it should snap back in under a second.

Vet would be best but I know some areas a vet is hard to get on sunday.


Found a web link that explains it better:
http://www.kittenbaby.com/dehydration.php
 
yhelothar

yhelothar

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Modelworks said:
Clean the eyes with plain water and soft towel. Check it for anything like ticks or fleas. As hot as it has been I suspect it could be dehydrated. You can give kittens pedialyte for kids using half water and half pedialyte . May have to force feed it with a bottle or syringe . The kitten needs to be paws down when you do it, NOT on its back like a human baby. If you feed it on its back it can get fluid in the lungs.

You can check for dehydration by pulling up its skin in an area in the armpit area and if it snaps right back then the kitten is okay. The longer it takes for the skin to snap back the worse the dehydration is. In a normal cat it should snap back in under a second.

Vet would be best but I know some areas a vet is hard to get on sunday.


Found a web link that explains it better:
http://www.kittenbaby.com/dehydration.php
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This happened to my dog once when it got sick. We force fed it sugar water and it was good again in a matter of moments.
 
Azraele

Azraele

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Get it to the vet asap. From the sound of it, it needs vet care now. Kittens can crash very quickly.
 
Modelworks

Modelworks

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astroidea said:
This happened to my dog once when it got sick. We force fed it sugar water and it was good again in a matter of moments.
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yeah animals that are dehydrated often get to the point where they just lay around and don't move. No water means no energy from the cells. But as soon as those cells get water the animals snap back pretty fast.
 
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Modelworks said:
yeah animals that are dehydrated often get to the point where they just lay around and don't move. No water means no energy from the cells. But as soon as those cells get water the animals snap back pretty fast.
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I agree with everyone else, you should take the kitten to the vet. But also go to petsmart and look for milk replacement formula for kittens. I think that would be better than water for a kitten. I've used that to wean 4 stray kittens I found under my deck. It's powder you mix with water and it's suppose to replace the mother's milk.
 
Modelworks

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imported_noonedoes said:
I agree with everyone else, you should take the kitten to the vet. But also go to petsmart and look for milk replacement formula for kittens. I think that would be better than water for a kitten. I've used that to wean 4 stray kittens I found under my deck. It's powder you mix with water and it's suppose to replace the mother's milk.
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Milk will make it sicker if it is dehydrated.
 
Perknose

Perknose

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For dehydration, a vet will give your puss puss a subcutaneous injection of fluid that will lead a temp mound on the little guy's back but which will def help him recover.

Please go do this now and don't delay.
 
skyking

skyking

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That one is too small for any of the recipes I know...........

I kid I kid!:D

Modelworks posted the most comprehensive solution for you. Vets are hard to find on Sunday.
 
SKORPI0

SKORPI0

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skyking said:
That one is too small for any of the recipes I know...........

I kid I kid!:D
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i-not-cheezburger.jpg


:hmm: Yeh, bring the kitty to the Vet ASAP.
 
olds

olds

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I am sorry to report that they kitty was faking it. She lulled nn2000 into a false sense of security then ate him.

RIP nn2000.
 
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